This site of the Sinus of Valsalva can become more and more attached to a nearby structure in a process called overriding. Overriding of this structure occurs in a fourfold affliction called the Tetralogy of Fallot. Many sufferers of Turner Syndrome see a narrowing of this structure, which may develop an aneurysm as a result of Marfan Syndrome. Near the navel, the iliac arteries split from it. Also the origin of the coronary arties, it carries bl
This site of the Sinus of Valsalva can become more and more attached to a nearby structure in a process called overriding. Overriding of this structure occurs in a fourfold affliction called the Tetralogy of Fallot. Many sufferers of Turner Syndrome see a narrowing of this structure, which may develop an aneurysm as a result of Marfan Syndrome. Near the navel, the iliac arteries split from it. Also the origin of the coronary arties, it carries blood away from the left ventricle. For 10 points, name this largest blood vessel of the body.
This site of the Sinus of Valsalva can become more and more attached to a nearby structure in a process called overriding.
{aorta} [prompt on “{heart}” until “nearby structure” is read]